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Rain Coming to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

A storm tracking across the Southern U.S. will bring heavy to excessive rainfall over portions of west-central Texas into tonight then from central Texas through the central Gulf Coast on Friday. The Southeast U.S. will see heavier rain Saturday. While much of this rainfall will be beneficial to the drought, excessive rainfall may bring areas of flash and urban flooding. Read More >

Baton Rouge Area - Top Ten Lists

July (1892 - Present)

Warmest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
85.6
1960
2
85.3
2015
3
84.7
1921
4
84.5
1998
5
84.4
2016
5
84.4
1973
7
84.2
1962
8
84.1
2008
9
84.0
1992
10
83.8
2010
Coldest
Rank
Avg Temp (F)
Year
1
78.8
1961
2
79.0
1894
3
79.3
1908
4
79.9
1950
5
80.2
1967
6
80.3
1994
6
80.3
1984
8
80.5
1913
8
80.5
1911
10
80.6
1903
Wettest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
15.92
1911
2
14.53
1914
3
14.23
1908
4
11.57
1949
5
11.02
1934
6
10.98
1963
7
10.94
1961
8
10.75
1898
9
10.32
1994
10
10.22
1946
Driest
Rank
Rainfall (inches)
Year
1
0.55
1924
2
0.94
1947
3
1.94
2005
4
2.03
2004
5
2.05
1962
6
2.19
1899
7
2.31
1902
8
2.36
1995
9
2.46
1944
10
2.52
1996

 

updated 9/27/2016 aa